"Continue in the faith, grounded and settled
and be not moved away from the hope of the Gospel."Col. 1:23.

This shows that the Apostle thought
it necessary to guard the Church against
the adversary's beguilements, by which
he would have them "move away" their
faith-building from the TRUE FOUNDATION.
That there was a tendency in
that direction, and that some did leave
the true Gospel foundation, is evidenced
by Paul's words to the Galatians (1:6-12).
He here shows also that those
teachers who were attempting their removal to "ANOTHER GOSPEL" were
making him (Paul) the centre of their
attack upon the true glad tidings.
It is
here that he uses that very positive language,
"If any man preach any other
gospel [present any other foundation for
faith] unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed."

It is evident that the Apostle did not
refer to the Galatian Church as having
received all truth on all subjects, nor allknowledge of God's revelation, for he always
exhorts to study of the Scripture in
order to growth in grace and knowledge.
While all truth is related, and, therefore,
all truth is "glad tidings," or Gospel,
yet in the sense in which the Apostle
uses the word, it has not so extended a
meaning; but he refers it, evidently, to
the FOUNDATION upon which all faith
and hope must rest and build.
Is it not
evident, then, that he refers to the Redemptionwhich is in Christ Jesus? the
same which he elsewhere states as the sum of all his preaching: "I delivered
unto you first of all, that which I also received
[first], how that Christ died for OUR SINS according to the Scriptures."
(1 Cor. 15:3.)

This is the kernel of all the glad tidings;
for had it not been for the redemption
through his blood, the forgiveness
of sins, nothing else could ever be glad
tidings.
Hence we should take heed not to be removed from the Gospelthis foundation of all hope and true faith.

We live in a time when the foundation
is being attacked by some in the
church.
It is becoming popular to say
I believe that Christ died, but not that
he died for our sins. Then the attempt
is made to ignore and turn aside those
statements of Prophets and Apostles
which tell how the Lord laid upon him
the iniquity of us all, and that he died
the just for the unjust to bring us to God.
Meanwhile they will ask you to examine
the beauty of another theorybuilt upon another foundation. They say, instead
of the foundation that "Christ diedfor our sins, according to the Scriptures,
let us substitute anotherChrist diedonly as an example, according to our
theory.
Then they will proceed to show
you how beautiful a theory they can
build on this other foundation.

But every saint should answer, Stop!
go no further; Before we can examine
the theory built upon your foundation;
we must be convinced that the Gospel
foundation which Paul preached, and
which we have received is WRONG.
Then we must "prove" your foundation,
and after that, if all things prove that
the foundation which we have received, and upon which the saints of all ages
have built, is faulty, and yours right,
then we will be prepared to look at and
prove the theory built upon it, but not
before.
But meantime we will "continue in
the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the Gospel" which we "have received"even redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of sins, UNTIL you shall,
piece by piece, examine every one of
the many statements of which our
foundation is composed, and shall have
shown us that these statements are all
unreliable or mean the reverse of what
they say.
We proved these testimonials
once, and have been blessed of God in
the development of a faith-structure
thereupon, and we shall not even need
to go back and unsettle faith to prove them again.
If you CAN DISPROVE
them, let us have that evidence, but noneother until then.

Some of the foundation stones upon
which the faith of the saints of all ages
has been built, and from which we refuse
to be "moved away" until these are
crushed to powderwhich we think will
never beare as follows:

Isaiah says"All we like sheep have
gone astray; we have turned every one
to his own way, and the Lord hath laidon HIM the iniquity of us all....He
was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgression of my people washe stricken. And he let his grave be
made with the wicked, and with the
(Godless) rich at his death, although he
had done no violence, and there was no
deceit in his mouth.
But the Lord was
pleased to crush him through disease:
when (now) his soul hath brought the trespass-offering, then shall he see his
seed, live many days, and the pleasure
of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
...Through his knowledge shall
my righteous servant bring the many to
righteousness, while he will bear theiriniquities. Therefore will I divide him
(a portion) with the many, and with the
strong will he divide the spoil; because
he poured out his soul unto death, and
with transgressors was he numbered, while he bore the sin of many, and forthe transgressors he let (evil) befallhim."Isa. 53:6-12, K.J. and Leeser's
Translations.

Jesus said: "I lay down my life forthe sheep."...No man taketh it
from me, but I lay it down of myself." John 10:15,18.

Paul said: "I delivered unto you first
of all, that which I also received [first of
all], how that Christ died for OUR SINS according to the Scriptures.1 Cor. 15:3.
"Being justified by his blood, we shall
be saved from wrath through him." Rom. 5:9.
"We have redemptionthrough his blood."Eph. 1:7.
"Christ
hath redeemed us from the curse of thelaw, being made a curse for us."Gal. 3:13.
"Since by man came death, byman came also the resurrection of the
dead." 1 Cor. 15:21.
"There is one
God and one mediator between God
and men, the man Christ Jesus, whogave himself a ransom for all, to be
testified in due time." 1 Tim. 2:5,6.
"When we were yet without strength,
in due time Christ died for the ungodly....For if by one man's offence
death reigned by one, much more, they
which receive abundance of grace and
of the gift of righteousness, shall reign
in life by one, Jesus Christ.
For, as by
one man's disobedience many were made
sinners, so by the obedience of one, shall
many be made righteous." Rom. 5:6,18,19.

"Wherefore I take you to record this
day, that I am pure from the blood of
all men; for I have not shunned to declare
unto you all the counsel of God.
Take heed, therefore, unto yourselves
and to all the flock, over which the Holy
Spirit hath made you overseers, to feed
the church of God, which he hath purchasedwith his blood,"Acts 20:26-28.

John said: "He is the propitiation forour sins, and not for ours only, but alsofor the sins of the whole world."1 John 2:2.
"The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin." 1:7.

Peter said: "Ye know that ye were
not redeemed with corruptible things, as
silver and gold...but with theprecious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot."1 Pet. 1:18,19.
"Christ suffered for sins, thejust for the unjust, that he might bring
us to God, being put to death in the
flesh, but quickened in the spirit. (3:18).

And the glorified overcoming church
exclaims: "Unto him that loved us, andwashed us from our sins in his ownblood, and hath made us kings and priests
unto God and his Father; to him be
glory and dominion for ever and ever.
Amen."
"And they sung a new song,
saying, Thou art worthy to take the
book and to open the seals thereof; for
thou wast slain, and hast redeemed usto God by the blood out of every kindred
and tongue and people and nation." Rev. 1:5,6 and 5:9.